Improvement in cabinet oil-tanks



1-". 0. WILSON. Cabinet OiLTank.

No. 217,034. Patnted July 1,1879.

Witnesses zzmmmm W7? flwomeys I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIcn.

F. conrnz WILSON, on oHIoAeo, ILLINoIs.

IM PROVEMENT IN CABINET Ol L-TANKS'.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 21 7,034, dated July 1, 1879'; application filed March 24, 1879. I

To all whom it may concern: y

Be it known that I, F. Uonrnz WILsoN, of Chicago, in the county of (look and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Im-- provement in Cabinet Oil-Tanks, which is fully described in the following specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 represents a perspective view of an oil-tank embodying my improvements, and Fig. 2 a transverse section of thesamc.

My invention relates to square or rectangular tanks for storing oil or for other like purposes. I

The invention consists in providing the tank with a wooden casing, in which it is placed and more definitely pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, A represents a rectangular tank of sheet metal, adapted to hold oil or other like material. On the top of this tank, at one end thereof, is the ordinary sink a, covered partially by a hood, B, to which is attached the pivoted or movable cap G, which completes the covering for the sink, and provides a covered receptacle for measures and for the pump. This feature of construction is well known, however, and is not claimed by y me as a novelty in this connection.

At the other end of the tank is another sink, D, in the top of the tank and outside of the hood B. This sink is protected by a hinged lid, E, or any suitable cover, and has an aperture, d, in its bottom, opening into the interior of the tank.

A rectangular frame or casing, F, is constructed of such size and form as to just re ceive the tank A, the top of the latter being permitted to come down flush with the upper edge of the casing. This casing, preferably, has the bottom entire, as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings, so as to furnish a strong support for the tank, which rests thereon; but it or casing, and may be removed therefrom whenever oceasion requires; and in use I also propose to mount the frame on casters, so that the tank may be easily moved from place to place. This will be a great convenience in stores and warehouses where large-sized tanks are required, for, mounted 011 casters, they can readily be moved from one room to another,

and drawn out of the building for filling and then returned.

The supplementary sink'D is for conven-- ience in filling, to accomplish which the lid is raised" and a barrel'rolled up upon the top of the tank over this sink, into which its contents are directly discharged, and flow into the interior through the aperture d, thereby obviating theuse of a pump, and preventing the disturbance of the hood or the articles within it. This sink also affords an additional receptacle for measures and other articles in small-sized tanks when the space under the hood is small. In tanks of very large size, however, it may not be necessary always to have this supplementary sink. They may be constructed with a plain top where the sink is, and no lid, in which case there should be an opening in this portion of the top, through which the barrel may discharge its contents into the tank.

If preferred, in this construction the hooded sink may also stand above the top of the wooden frame-that is to say, the entire top of the tank may be made plain and even with the top of the casing, and then the hood mounted on the top thereof, being made separately, if preferred, and soldered or otherwise;

suitably fastened to the tank. In the very smallest sizes the hood may cover the entire top of the tank, if desired.

1 have described the wooden casingas open or skeleton in construction; but it is evident that this is optional,and the sides may be 'made entire, if preferred. This cabinet-tank presents a very neat appearance, and enables me to provide a receptacle for storing oil which from its appearance is really orn amentalin a store, and is of much greater convenience than any now known to me. The Wooden frame gives a substantial support and protection to the tank, and also aids in improving its appearance, and affords means to mount the reservoir on casters, so that it may be easily moved. At the same time the tank may be removed from its casin g for repairs or any other purpose.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The tank A, provided with a pump-sink,

a, covered by a hood rising above the top of the tank, and an independent supplementary sink, D, arranged outside of the hood, and. having an aperture through which the tank. is filled without disturbing the hood, substantially as described.

2. The rectangular tank A, provided with a" pump-sink, a, covered by a hood rising above the top of thetank, and a supplementary fill-- ing-sink, D, outside of the hood, in combination with a skeleton wooden frame, F, uncovered at the top, and adapted in form and size to receive the tank, which is set therein loosely, substantially as described.

F. OORTEZ WILSON.

Witnesses:

L. A. BUNTING, v JNO. O. MACGREGOR. 

